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Chilbolton, Hampshire, S Mary
Place Chilbolton
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Hampshire
Country England
Historic county Hampshire
Dove tower ID 13063
Rings 3 (full-circle ring), tenor 7 cwt in BSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU394402
Latitude & longitude 51.15980, -1.43694View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SO20 6BG
Diocese Winchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 14085
Also Toilet
URL https://www.wpbells.org/towers/chilbolton/
Affiliation Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 4 performances here, of which none were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 3, tenor 7 cwt in B
Bells 3 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7 cwt (~800 lb or ~400 kg) in B (1006.5 Hz)
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Ropes fall in a straight line
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–61254.5D♯27.50″1641†Thomas Thresher & William III PurdueR8FC
25–1–181127.5C♯29.50″1890John Taylor & CoFNFC
3 [1]7 cwt1006.5B32.00″c1640? Henry II KnightR8FC
Source: C Pickford(JT&co); GAD NBR; CBC; Dove tenor wt; P Denton (CJND); D Kelly
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3c1700Timber6.A & 6.K3.1
Contributed by: David Kelly
Notes

[1]Note on date of tenor

C J N Dalton thought the tenor probably Henry Knight of Reading c.1650 (Dalton rubbing and notes, 1979) (ex inf C J Pickford)

Published: 27/01/2014; updated: 10/02/2024

Update log
10/02/20241: weight amended. (Treble taken to works but tenor not brought in, hence weight for treble and second only.) [JT records 1890]
21/01/20243: founder amended [Chris Pickford, citing the Christopher Dalton papers (Christopher Dalton suggested that the bell has the same founder as Hurstbourne Tarrant 2/4 and Winchester, S John Bapt 5/5)]
20/01/2024Frame Fr1: year added [Chris Pickford citing the Christopher Dalton papers]
05/01/20243: founder amended; 1-3: turning added [Stuart Hale, from personal visit and see Hampshire Church Bells, Colchester]
04/01/2024Frame Fr1: truss, layout added [Stuart Hale, from personal visit]
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